

The perspective of MasiboLaw LLP
As a premier African law firm, MasiboLaw LLP is at the forefront of providing specialized legal assistance to the technology sector. Our expertise is meticulously adapted to the distinctive challenges encountered by tech companies. Our client base encompasses a wide spectrum, including e-commerce platforms, fintech enterprises such as payment service providers, emerging tech startups, digital finance firms, developers of software and applications, providers of SaaS and HaaS solutions, content creation agencies, and internet service companies.
Approach and Reach
Our philosophy integrates a comprehensive, global view with a commitment to inclusive legal practice. Leveraging a network of accomplished lawyers across Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, we ensure the delivery of superior services tailored to the ambitions of companies and individuals seeking growth. Our approach is not just about providing legal solutions; it's about partnering with clients to navigate the complexities of the tech industry.
Dedication to Excellence
At MasiboLaw LLP, our focus is on building enduring relationships with our clients, acknowledging the fast-paced nature of the tech industry. We constantly refine our legal approaches to keep pace with technological advancements. Our goal is to equip technology firms and innovators with solid legal frameworks that support their success and expansion in the global market.
About MasiboLaw LLP
Founded in 2019
5 people in their team
Practice areas
Languages spoken
Practice areas
Media, Technology and Telecoms
We offer solutions to our Clients’ legal and strategic needs. We use an all rounded approach that ensures our Clients move from where they are to where they want to be.
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Services
At MasiboLaw LLP, we offer a full suite of intellectual property services designed to secure and protect the innovative creations of businesses. Our dedicated team of legal experts specializes in the following areas:
- Trademark Registration: We guide businesses through the process of trademark registration, ensuring that their brand names, logos, and unique symbols are legally protected. This includes conducting thorough searches to ensure the uniqueness of trademarks, advising on the applicability, and handling all aspects of the application process.
- Copyright Protection: Our services extend to securing copyright for original works of authorship, including literature, music, art, and software. We assist in the registration process, provide advice on copyright law, and help in protecting against unauthorized reproduction, distribution, and infringement.
- Patent Filing: For businesses with inventions, we offer comprehensive patent filing services. This includes conducting patent searches, preparing and filing patent applications, and offering strategic advice on patent law to protect inventions and technical advancements.
- IP Strategy and Management: Beyond registration, we offer strategic advice on managing and leveraging intellectual property assets. This includes IP portfolio management, advising on licensing opportunities, and developing strategies to maximize the value of intellectual property.
- IP Litigation Support: In cases of intellectual property disputes, our team provides robust litigation support. We represent clients in infringement cases, defend their IP rights in courts, and negotiate settlements to resolve disputes effectively.
- International IP Protection: Understanding the global nature of business, we also assist in securing intellectual property rights across different jurisdictions, ensuring comprehensive international protection for our clients' intellectual assets.
We are committed to providing our clients with the legal expertise necessary to protect their innovations and maintain their competitive edge in the marketplace.
Lawsuits & Disputes
We have a well-honed speciality of filing and defending commercial lawsuits with current and active ongoing cases on behalf of our Clients in the High Court, subordinate Courts and other tribunals. We are also seasoned negotiators and have secured settlements for our Clients in diverse matters.
Business
Licensing and Permit Acquisition Services
We specialize in assisting technology firms with the acquisition of essential licenses and permits necessary for operating in Kenya and international markets. Our services are designed to streamline the process of obtaining a variety of critical licenses. These include:
- Payment Service Provider Licenses (PSP): For businesses handling electronic payments and transactions.
- Digital Credit Provider Licenses (DCP): Tailored for companies offering digital lending and credit services.
- Money Remittance Provider Licenses (MRP): Essential for firms engaged in digital money transfer and remittance services.
- Content Service Provider Licenses (CSP): For entities involved in digital content creation and distribution.
- Data Controller/Processor Licenses: Crucial for businesses that manage and process personal data.
Our expertise ensures that our clients in the tech industry navigate the complexities of regulatory compliance with ease, securing the necessary legal approvals to operate their businesses effectively and efficiently.
Contractual Legal Assistance
We offer specialized legal support in the preparation and review of contracts for businesses and individuals. Our expertise extends to providing strategic advice on contract negotiations, ensuring that our clients' interests are robustly defended and safeguarded. We guide clients through the complexities of contract law, offering insights that protect their interests prior to signing any agreement.
Data Protection and Privacy
Our firm offers expert consultation on compliance with the Data Protection Act 2019. We assist businesses and individuals in understanding their rights and obligations under this legislation. Our services include helping individuals file data breach complaints, initiating privacy lawsuits, and aiding entities in registering as Data Controllers and Processors, ensuring full legal compliance.
Legal Support for E-Commerce and Digital Platforms
We provide tailored legal services for e-commerce and digital platforms. This includes drafting and revising Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policies, and various Corporate Policies to ensure they are comprehensive, compliant with legal standards, and reflective of the platform's operations.
Business Transaction Legal Services
Our expertise extends to facilitating a range of business transactions. This includes the registration of companies, subsidiaries, partnerships, and associations. We assist in share transfers, drafting shareholder agreements, and preparing necessary business documents for establishing both local and foreign-owned enterprises.
Commercial Litigation and Negotiation
MasiboLaw LLP specializes in filing and defending commercial lawsuits. Our experience covers representing clients in the High Court, subordinate courts, and various tribunals. We are also skilled negotiators, having successfully secured settlements in a wide range of matters for our clients.
Our Partners and Associates

Meshack Masibo is the Team Leader and is a lawyer with over 5 years of experience offering legal services to technology companies, software developers, e-commerce companies, creators, individuals and start-ups. He is a globally recognized technology law expert and has spoken at global conferences on emerging issues such as Data Protection, Artificial Intelligence. and Web 3.0.
His educational background includes advanced data protection training from the University of Pretoria, specialized privacy law training from Strathmore University, a Post Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law and a Law Degree from Kenyatta University. Additionally, he is a graduate of the African School of Internet Governance (AfriSIG), Class of 2023.
Professionally, he is a licensed Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and serves on the Board of Trustees for a local e-commerce Company. He advices a number of Start-Up Boards on Legal Compliance. He is trusted for his insights, experience, service and efficiency.
You can contact Meshack through [email protected]

Cristina Longe is a Nigerian lawyer engaged in specialized law practice areas with robust expertise and bias for Corporate law, Commercial law, Intellectual Property, Privacy and Data Protection, Digital Right and Internet Governance.
She is a problem solver to clients who are solution oriented and needs guidance on how to navigate emerging markets particularly as it relates to regulatory and governance challenges of starting and scaling a successful and compliant business.
She has provided general legal services and counseling to clients, represented corporate entities and businesses with business law related issues, incorporation documents, intellectual property and regulatory compliance.
Her experience and expertise in diverse areas of law continues to set her apart.

Ogada Obila is a seasoned lawyer who serves as a Consultant Advocate at the Firm. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a speciality for complex litigation, environment law, strategic litigation as well as intellectual property law. He has immense, real world experience having worked as a lawyer at the international law firm, DLA Piper Africa which he brings to every Client engagement. Ogada is a treasured resource to the Firm and its Clients who benefit from his ingenuity and brilliance from time to time.
You can reach Ogada through [email protected]

Afra Adade is the Founder of Honix & Pride Law Practice based in Lagos, Nigeria which is in a collaborative Partnership with MasiboLaw. As the Lead Advisor at Honix and Pride Law Practice she partners with and guides businesses in building innovative, adaptable, competitive and profitable brands compliant with applicable laws. She advices businesses in identifying and exploiting business opportunities to sustain their brands and profitability, raising funding, protecting their intellectual property rights and obtaining requisite permits and licenses. She enables us to serve our Clients who wish to expand into West African markets or have business or relationships in Nigeria and Ghana.

Avani Singh is an independent legal consultant specialising in media freedom, information law and digital rights. She is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa and a certified mediator.
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She has previously practised as an attorney in the Constitutional Litigation Unit at the Legal Resources Centre and in the Media Law team at Webber Wentzel, as well as having been part of co-founding a tech-law consultancy and law firm. Further to this, she has clerked at the Constitutional Court of South Africa and the International Criminal Court, and serves as a member of several boards and working groups.
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Through her career, Avani has represented a range of clients across different fora, including treaty-body and constitutionally-mandated organisations, civil society, tech platforms, educational institutions, media houses, journalists and whistle-blowers. Her experience includes litigation, advocacy and capacity-building, often developed as complimentary strategies to strengthen the matter at hand. Her work in this field over more than a decade is fundamentally underpinned by her recognition of the power of information and the cardinal role this – both on- and offline – in vindicating human rights for all.
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